Toy electric range with rotatable simulated spit



May 19, 1964 H. ORENSTEIN TOY ELECTRIC RANGE WITH ROTATABLE SIMULATEDSPIT Filed Feb. 19, 1962 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 m is.

JNVENTOR. HENRY ORENSTEIN 3H. E I n ATTORNAY May 19, 1964 H. ORENSTEINTOY ELECTRIC RANGE WITH ROTATABLE SIMULATED SPIT Filed Feb. 19, 1962 3Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. HENRY ORENSTEIN A 77' OBNE Y May 19, 1964 H.ORENSTEIN 3,133,376

TOY ELECTRIC RANGE WITH ROTAIABLE SIMULATED SPII Filed Feb. 19, 1962 3Sheets$heet 5 HENRY ORENSTEN A 7' TORNE Y United States Patent Of3,133,376 TOY ELECTRHJRANGE WITH ROTATABLE SHMULATED SPTT HenryOrenstein, Verona, N.J., assignor to De Lnxe Reading Corporation, Newark, Ni, a corporation of New .iersey Filed Feb. 19, 1962, Ser. No;174,627 1 Claim. ('Jl. 46-14) This invention relates generally to toysand more particularly to a fully equipped miniature toy kitchen.

A primary object of the present invention is to provide a toy kitchenthat is realistic, attractive, amusing, entertaining, instructive andhighly exciting to children.

Another object of the invention is to provide a toy kitchen with a toyrefrigerator, a toy electric range, a toy kitchen sink, a toy dishwasherand toy tables and chairs as well as simulated food.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionandaccompanying drawings, and to the appended claim in which the variousnovel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

FIG. 1- is a front perspective view of a toy kitchen equipped accordingto my invention.

FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of the toy kitchen without theequipment.

FIGS. 3 to 6, inclusive, are vertical sectional views taken-on the lines33, 4-4, 5-5 and. 66, respectively, of FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 77 of FIG. 4,showing an article of food in the oven thereof.

FIG. 8 is a rear elevational view of the rotisserieshown in FIGS. 4 and7.

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of a paper dish with simulated food thereon.

FIG. 10 is a front view of a plastic bag with accessories therein.

Referring in detailto the drawings, in FIG. 1 there is shown a toykitchen equipped according to my invention, which kitchen is designatedby the reference. numeral 10. The toy kitchen 10 comprises arectangular-shaped portable room- 12 having a floor 14, side walls 16and 18; and a rear wall 20. The front and top are open. The floor iscovered with a linoleum rug 22, with a fanciful design. A series ofaligned openings 24 are formed in the floor adjacentthe rear Wall, and aplurality of shallow recesses 26 are formed in the floor and rug at oneend of the floor. 'A window 28' with acuritain 30 is provided in therear wall.

In accordance with the invention, the room is equipped with toyequipment simulating most of the equipment found in a conventionalkitchen. For example, as will be seen in FIG. 1, the kitchen is providedwith a sink cabinet 32, a dishwasher cabinet 34, an electric range 36,a' toy refrigerator 38, a toy kitchen table 40 and four toy chairs 42'.The toy tableand chairs are shown with then legs 44 and 46,respectively, fitted in the recesses 26 in the linoleum and floor toprevent displacement of the chairs. The sink, dishwasher, range andrefrigerator 3,l33,376 Patented May 19, 1964 have their bottoms fittedin the openings 24 in the floor to prevent displacement thereof.

The toy kitchen sink cabinet unit 32, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3,consists of a two-part plastic cabinet including a lower section 50 andan upper section 52. The lower section St? has a rectangular-shapedhollow body with shelves 54 and swinging door panels 56 and 58 havinghandles 64). A sink bowl 62 is supported at the top of the lowersection. The bowl is divided by a partition 64 into two compartments 66and has an upstanding flange 68. A swingable faucet is shown on theflange 68 extending over the bowl. Turnable knobs 70 are shown over thecompartments for turning the water on and oif. An outlet pipe 72 extendsfrom the bottom of each compartment 66 to a plastic drain box 74 mountedon the rear of the section 59. V

The upper section 52 has a rectangular-shaped body with shelves 76adapted to support sink accessories thereon. Swingable door panels 80close the body and are provided with handles 82.

A metal plate 84 is detachably mounted on a plastic plate 86 disposedbetween and connecting the bottom and upper sections of the cabinet.Plate 84 is held in position by means of a pin 88 projecting through aslot in the plate 86, to the rear of plate 86, where it supports aclamping spring plate 90. The metal'plate 84 bears suitable indicia suchas Towels, Foil Paper and the like.

The toy dishwasher cabinet unit 34 is shown in FIGS. 1 and 4 andcomprises a-two-part plastic cabinet including a lower section 96 and anupper section 98. The lower sectionM has a rectangular-shaped hollowbody with a bottom wall 101) having a central drainage outlet 102. Adish supporting plastic frame 104 is slidably supported in the hollowbody and is formed with front and rear upstanding flanges 106 and 168,respectively, the front flange 1166 serving as a handle for manipulatingthe frame. A drain box 110 is disposed below the/drainage outlet 102 inthe bottom wall to receive the water used for washing the dishes.A-rubber hose 112 has one endconnected'to a spray device 114 mounted onthe top wall 116 of the body, the'other free end of the hose extendingthrough an opening 118 in the top Wall and throu'gh an opening in aplastic plate 120 connecting the bottom and top sections of the cabinet.The free end of the hose is adapted to be connected to a source of watersupply. A door 121 with a central glass window 123- is hingedly mountedfor closing the front of the body. The door has-a handle 125. v i

A metal plate 122 is mounted on the connecting plastic plate 126 forsupporting the faucet 124 forcontrolling the supply of water and otherknobs for adjusting purposes.

The upper section 93 has a rectangular-shaped body with shelves 126 forsupporting accessories needed in the dishwashing operation. A spareplastic drain box 128 is removably mounted in the body behind theshelves. Swingable door panels 130 close the front of the body and aremanipulated by handles 132 thereon.

The toy electric range unit 36 is shown in FIGS- 1 and 5 to 8,inclusive, and comprises a two-part plastic cabinet including a bottomsection and an upper section 142. The bottom section 146 has arectangular-shaped body with a front wall 144, side walls 146 and a topwall 148 and is open at the rear and bottom. An oven indicated generallyat 150 and having a bottom wall 152, side walls 154 and 156 and top wall158 and being open at the front, is housed in the body of the bottomsection. The open front of the oven is closed by a door 159 hingedlymounted on the front wall 144 of the bottom section. The door has aglass window 161 and a handle 163. A socketed bearing member 160 isformed on the side wall 154, the side wall 156 having an opening asindicated at 162 opposite the bearing member 160. A plurality of burnerplates 164 is mounted on the top wall 148, the plates being heated by alamp bulb 166 disposed below the top wall. A pair of electric batteries168 electrically connected to each other by bus bars 170 is mounted in acompartment 172 below the oven. Conductors 174 and 175 connect thebatteries with the lamp bulb 166 for illuminating the bulb to supplyheat to the burners 164.

A channel-shaped metal plate 176 is mounted on the bottom wall of thebottom section and supported between the legs 178 and 180 of the plate174 there is an electric motor 182. The motor is connected to one of thebus bars 170 by conductors 184 and 186. Leg 178 of the plate 176 extendsupwardly along the oven crossing the opening 162 in side wall 156 of theoven. The motor shaft 188 extends outwardly of the leg 178 and abroadfaced disk 190 is fixed on the outer end of the shaft. A disk 192is mounted on the end of a shaft 194 journaled in the legs 178 and 180of the channel-shaped plate 176. Disk 192 is in frictional engagementwith the disk 190. Disk 192 has a broad hub portion 196 thereon which isin frictional engagement with a disk 198 having a socketed hub portion200 extending through an elongated slot at the top of the leg 178 of thechannel-shaped plate. This slot and hub connection permits slidingmovement of the disk 198 up and down, away from and into engagement withthe hub portion 196 of disk 192. The socketed hub portion 200 is opposedto bearing member 160 whereby a spit device 204 is journaled therein andadapted to support an item of food, such as a turkey 206 as shown inFIG. 7.

An electric switch is provided for controlling the heating of theburners 164 and the turning of the spit device 204. This switchcomprises a metal plate 208 slidably mounted on the top of thecompartment 172 housing the batteries 168. The plate carries bus bars210 on its undersurface adapted to contact stationary contacts incircuit with the lamp bulb 166 and with the motor 182. Upon sliding theplate 208 part way out of the bottom section by means of the handle 212thereon, the bus bars close a circuit with the contact of the lamp bulb166 thereby lighting up the burners 164. Upon sliding the plate 208 allof the way out, the bus bars close a circuit with the stationary contactof the motor 182 thereby turning the shaft 188 of the motor which inturn rotates the train of disks 192 and 198 thereby rotating the socketmember 200 for turning the spit device 204 and turkey 206.

The top section 142 of the cabinet comprises a rectangular shapedplastic body with a shelf 216 dividing the body into two compartments tostore accessories associated with a range and rotisserie. Thecompartments are adapted to be closed by door planels 218 provided withhandles 220.

The top plate 148 of bottom section 140 is formed with a flange portion222 for supporting a metal plate 224 supporting a temperature gauge 226and knobs for adjusting the temperature and the like. A plastic plate228 connects the bottom and upper sections and is provided with hooks230 for detachably supporting pans 232 and the like.

The toy refrigerator unit 38 is shown in FIGS. 1 and 6 and comprises atwo-part plastic cabinet including a bottom section 236 and an uppersection 238. The bottom section 236 is divided by a partition wall 240into a bottom compartment 242 and a top compartment 244. The

bottom compartment is provided with a pair of swinging shelves 246 andthe top compartment is provided with a shelf 248 for supporting articlesof food and beverages as indicated at 250. The upper section 238 isdivided by a shelf into a pair of compartments 252 for storing food andbeverages as indicated at 254. A heavy hinged door 256 with shelves 258closes the front of the bottom compartment, and a similar door 260 withshelves 262 closes the top compartment of the bottom section. Door 256has a handle 264 and door 260 has a handle 266. Hinged door panels 268close the front of the upper section 238. Handles 270 are formed on thedoor panels.

The toy kitchen may be marketed in a kit in the form of a container,which kit includes a paper dish 272 with simulated food 274 thereon, anda transparent plastic bag 276 containing dishes 278 and otheraccessories.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise construction herein disclosed and that various changes andmodifications may be made within the scope of the invention as definedin the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent A toy electric range unit adaptedfor use in a toy electric kitchen comprising in combination a two-partplastic cabinet including a bottom section and an upper section, saidbottom section comprising a rectangular body including a front wallhaving an opening therein, side walls and a top wall, being open at therear and bottom, an oven comprising a bottom wall, side walls and a topwall and being open at the front housed in said body, a door hingedlymounted on said front wall of said body closing said opening in thefront wall of said body and said open front of said oven, said doorhaving a glass window therein and a handle, a socketed bearing member onone of said side walls of said oven, the opposite side wall of said ovenhaving an opening therein aligned with said bearing member, a pluralityof simulated burner plates mounted on said top Wall of said body, anelectric lamp bulk positioned below said top wall for simulating heatingof said plates, means forming a compartment in said body below saidoven, electric batteries in said compartment, bus bars connecting saidbatteries, electric conductors connecting said batteries with said lamp,a channel-shaped plate having upwardly extending legs mounted on thebottom wall of said body beneath said oven, an electric motor supportedbetween the legs of said channel-shaped plate, an electric connectionbetween said motor and one of said bus bars, one of said legs of saidchannel-shaped plate extending upwardly across said opening in saidother side wall of said oven and having an elongated slot therein, amotor shaft driven by said motor and extending outwardly of said oneleg, a disk fixed on the outer end of said motor shaft, a second shaftjournalled in the legs of said channel-shaped plate above said motorshaft, a second disk carried by said second shaft frictionally engagingsaid disk carried by said motor shaft, a spit device journalled in saidsocketed bearing member on said one side wall of said oven and extendingthrough said opening in the other side wall of said oven and throughsaid elongated slot, a third disk mounted on the extending end of saidspit device exteriorly of said elongated slot, said third disk having ahub seating in said elongated slot and said third disk frictionallyengaging a hub on said second disk, a metal switch plate slidablymounted on the top of said battery compartment, bus bars on the undersurface of said plate, stationary contacts in the circuit from saidbatteries to said bulb and in the circuit from said batteries to saidmotor selectively engageable by said last-mentioned bus bars, a handleconnected to said plate exteriorly of said body, said bus bars beingadapted to close a circuit through the stationary contact in said motorcircuit when pulled all the way out, and being adapted to close acircuit with the stationary contact in said circuit to said lamp bulbwhen pulled partially out, said upper section of said cabinet comprisinga rectangular-shaped plastic body having a shelf dividing the same intocompartments for storage, swingable door panels closing said 5compartments, a flange carried by said top plate of said bottom sectionsupporting a metal plate carrying a simulated temperature gauge and asimulated knob for adjusting temperature, a vertical plastic plateconnecting 10 said upper and bottom sections, and a line of article supporting hooks extending from said plastic plate.

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